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The problem is, is when your focus is created by a crisis, then the frontal lobe shuts down essentially, the frontal cortex which is your intuitive intelligence. So you get very clever and very stupid in a crisis. Also, you pump adrenalin into your body from what you - physiologically you'll crash.
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'I need milk' and 'I need to decide whether to buy this company' both tie up space in psychic RAM. The solution is simple. Write it down. Look at it. Do it or say to yourself 'not now'.
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Want freedom? Get organized. Want to get organized? Get creative.
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It was helpful to be able to call a lawyer...it turns out, that not only did they help me, but they really helped the whole community.
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It's hard to be fully creative without structure and constraint. Try to paint without a canvas. Creativity and freedom are two sides of the same coin. I like the best of both worlds. Want freedom? Get organized. Want to get organized? Get creative.
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You can do anything, not everything
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First of all, if it's on your mind, your mind isn't clear. Anything you consider unfinished in any way must be captured in a trusted system outside your mind, or what I call a collection bucket, that you know you'll come back to regularly and sort through.
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The hardest thing about being productive is not the work, but the split second it takes to decide to take control.
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It's easier to change directions if you are in motion.
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The ancestor of every action is a thought. —Ralph Waldo Emerson
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You can fool everyone else, but you can't fool your own mind.
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A complete and accurately defined list of projects, kept current and reviewed on at least a weekly basis, is a master key to stress-free productivity.
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You won't see how to do it until you see yourself doing it.
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Isn't it interesting that people feel best about themselves right before they go on vacation? They've cleared up all of their to-do piles, closed up transactions, renewed old promises with themselves. My most basic suggestion is that people should do that more than just once a year.
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Some people have to move, physically, to get something. But if you're stuck in a chair, that's not your limitation - it's simply not an optimal condition for you.
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Most of the stress people experience comes from inappropriately managed commitments they make or accept.
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The reason that deadline actually can work very well for you is what it forces you to do is make decisions.
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Change - even change meant to improve our lives - creates stress. We can get comfortable with our problems.
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If you don't pay attention to the things that have your attention, you'll give them more attention than they deserve.
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Virtually every problem that would show up in your business can be traced back to communications somebody didn't talk to somebody about something.
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